Practical Data Science by Deep Tech Stars

Bessemer Venture Partners is putting together a unique hiring program for their portfolio companies MoveInSync, dCortex, Aivar, and TBX in Bengaluru. This is a recruitment hackathon where participants can not only win cash prizes worth INR 7L but also the opportunity to work with these companies in top AI and engineering roles with salaries up to INR 70 LPA!

Please note that registration deadline (and assessment completion) is Aug 8, 2026.

Key details:

• What this is: Instead of traditional interviews, these funded, fast-growing startups will evaluate builders through real-world challenges, in a hackathon happening on Sep 5
• Your simplified journey: Register → Complete assessment by Aug 8, 2026 → Build → Demo → Get Hired!
• Prizes:
• Direct hiring opportunities with CTC up to ₹70 LPA
• ₹7 lakh prize pool
• AI workshops and credits from Sarvam AI
• Network with founders and senior leaders

In this session, we’ll explore AI-native software development through two deep-dive talks covering both sides of the workflow: how to effectively generate software using AI, agents and context, and how to verify AI-generated code using testing, evaluations and guardrails.

Whether you're already using tools like AI coding assistants and agents extensively or looking to develop a more structured approach to building large and complex software systems with AI, this session will offer practical frameworks, technical insights and best practices for the AI-native developer.
AGENDA
10:00 AM – Welcome note by Nokia
10:10 AM – Introduction by Deep Tech Stars
10:15 AM – GenAI Quiz
10:30 AM – AI-Native Code Generation: Context, Agents and Systems Thinking - Explore the AI-native development workflow, context engineering for code generation, different agentic coding workflows, best practices and developer playbook for building large and complex codebases
11:30 AM – Break
11:45 AM – AI-Native Code Verification: Testing, Evaluation and Guardrails - Explore AI-native testing, evaluation techniques and guardrails for validating AI-generated code, with best practices for verification during as well as after code generation
12:45 PM – Q&A
1:00 PM – Conclusion

FEE
This session is FREE to attend but seats are limited and available on an invite-only basis. Prior registration is required for receiving an invitation, as per the below process.
REGISTRATION
To register, please do BOTH of the following:

The Forge the Future Hackathon 2026 is a national AI hackathon by Elastic Technologies (India), inviting India's best AI developers to build autonomous, explainable, and production-ready AI agents that solve real enterprise problems across Search, Observability, and Security. Powered by Elastic, AWS, and supported by Nasscom AI, participants will develop intelligent solutions that are grounded in real-world enterprise use cases.

Please note that registration deadline is Aug 16, 2026. Hackathon will happen on Sep 18-19, 2026, in Bengaluru, and entry is by invite for shortlisted candidates.

CHALLENGE HIGHLIGHTS

• Build autonomous, explainable, and production-ready AI agents, powered by Elastic and AWS technologies (and with mentorship from experts from these organisations)
• Compete for a ₹6,00,000 prize pool including taxes and industry recognition.
• Present your solution before technology leaders and industry experts during the Grand Finale.
• Winning top 3 teams will have the opportunity to showcase their innovation live at Elastic{ON} Mumbai.
• Build with Elastic and take a step closer to your next career opportunity.